Computer Game Review Issue 54

Features:

• Cyberia, Too: Cyberia Producer Joan Wood sits down with Steve Honeywell to discuss the development of Cyberia 2 and what gamers can expect from the bigger, longer, more intense sequel.
• Judgment Day: Ted Chapman looks at the release of Windows 95, what it means for gamers now, and what it will mean to them in the future as more developers abandon DOS to enter the 32-bit era of computing.
• Repetitive Stress Injuries: Yes, you really can hurt yourself by improperly using a computer for long periods of time. Fortunately Steven Greenlee is here to explain what not to do and offer up recommendations for ergonomic hardware.
• Strategy: Kevin Perry weighs in on how to bring the pain in Steel Panthers.
• Game Over: If the final level of X-Com: Terror From the Deep is giving you fits, Steve Honeywell offers some tips to help you emerge victorious.

Departments:

• Initialize: Letter From the Editor
• gameDISC: Using the pack-in CD-ROM
• Postage Due: Letters received and answered
• News: What's shaking up the industry this month?
  • Comdex-A-Go-Go
  • Microsoft Lets Its Hair Down
  • Virtual i-O in Console Market
  • IBM Plays Low-Ball
  • Revenge on Piracy
  • Shooting Hoops on the Internet
  • Media Vision Returns
  • Sierra Signs Software Sorcery
  • Publisher For Sale
  • Authors Interactive
  • Conference Call
• Ghost in the Machine: Ted Chapman offers up personal perspectives on building the best PC for your needs.
• Hardware: Reviews of the latest and greatest in PC peripherals
  • Diamond Multimedia Ultra Kit 8000 (93%)
  • Aura Systems Interactor Cushion (81%)
  • ThrustMaster Formula T2 racing wheel (87%)
  • Labtec LCS-2612 multimedia speakers (80%)
• Add-Ons and Information: Steven Greenlee discusses a bevy of software titles meant to inform your life.
  • SportWare Golf
  • World War I / World War II / War in the Pacific
  • Your Personal Trainer for the ACT
  • The Underground CD-ROM Book for the SAT
  • Internet the Easy Way
  • Select Phone
  • Virtual Cop: The Angel Returns
  • Mayo Clinic Family Health
  • Le Louvre: The Palace and Its Paintings
  • Mile High Club / Attack Stack

Reviews (entries in bold indicate Golden Triad award):

• 11th Hour, The (78%)
• Screamer: Breakneck Road Racing (82%)
• Wetlands (65%)
• Anvil of Dawn (91%)
• Zoop (88%)
• Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity (76%)
• Destruction Derby (92%)
• NFL Pro League Football (82%)
• Silent Steel (86%)
• Worms (87%)
• Werewolf (85%)
• Trophy Bass (79%)
• Old Time Baseball (84%)
• Hexen (92%)
• Mortal Kombat 3 (71%)
• Under Pressure (75%)
• Pinball Illusions (70%)
• Stonekeep (81%)
• Hive, The (64%)
• Alien Odyssey (84%)
• Martian Chronicles: The Adventure Game (66%)
• Mission Critical (93%)
• Air Power: Battle for the Skies (74%)

Previews:

• Grand Prix Racing II
• Grand Prix Manager
• Angel Devoid
• Curse of Dragor
• Pax Imperia 2
• Shadows Over Riva
• VR Soccer

Ads (in order of appearance):

• Creative 3D Blaster video card
• Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro joystick
• Star Trek: Judgment Rites limited collector's edition
• Columbia House CD-ROM Direct
• Ascendancy
• Gender Wars
• WipeOut (PC/PS1)
• 11th Hour, The
• Maximum Surge
• Extreme Games
• SFPD Homicide
• Black Knight Marine Strike Fighter
• Congo: The Movie
• Star Wars Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
• Arcade America
• CyberSpeed
• Spycraft: The Great Game
• Werewolf vs. Comanche 2.0
• Stonekeep
• Destruction Derby (PC/PS1)
• Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
• Alien Odyssey
• Tee Time
• Unnecessary Roughness '96
• Island Casino
• Chips & Bits, Inc. mail order
• Computer Game Review subscription ad
• Konami help wanted ad
• Lemmings 3D (PC/PS1)
• Beavis & Butthead in Virtual Stupidity
• Silent Hunter
• Earthworm Jim
• Shadow Warrior
• Logitech WingMan Extreme joystick
• Heroes of Might & Magic
• Adults Only software mail order
• CH Products joysticks and peripherals
• Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
• Ripper
• Blue Sky
• Jetfighter III
• Thrustmaster F-16 TQS joystick
• Falcon Mach V gaming PCs
• Terror Trax: Track of the Vampire
• Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
• Diamond Edge 3D Multimedia Accelerator graphics card
• Kraft ThunderHAWK joystick
• Whiplash
• Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars (PC/SNES/GEN/JAG)
• Star Wars TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM
• Descent II interactive demo
• Nuke.com website
• Full Tilt! Pinball
• Allied General
• Capitalism
• EarthLink internet service
• Hexen
• InterNet Underground magazine subscription
• Gamer's Gold mail order service
• Logitech WingMan joystick "Command or Die!" sweepstakes
• Electronic Gaming Monthly / P.S.X. / CyberSports magazine subscription cards
• Activision PC games: MechWarrior 2 / Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure / Earthworm Jim / Spycraft: The Great Game / The Elk Moon Murder / Shanghai / Zork Nemesis / Activision's Atari Action Pack / Activision's Atari Action Pack 2 / Activision's Atari Action Pack 3 / Activision's Commodore 64 15 Pack / Muppet Treasure Island
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu
• Toonstruck
• Dust: A Tale of the Wild West
• Dig, The
• Bad Mojo
• Under a Killing Moon
• Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport
• Electronic Gaming Monthly subscription
• DeathKeep
• Battlecruiser 3000AD
• Lion
• Battle Beast: Dead On
• Solution CD '96
• Pro-Pinball
• Burn:Cycle
• Zork Nemesis
• Fighter Duel
• Great Naval Battles, Vol. IV: Burning Steel
• Zeddas: Servant of Sheol
• Jack the Ripper
• Suncom Technologies F15E Strike Fighter Series Flight Control Stick joystick
• InterAct Multimedia Products peripherals
• Big Red Racing

Notable Stuff:

• A subscription to CGR cost $23.95 US for 12 issues
• The "It's Just Creepy!" sidebar on page 34 is hilarious in retrospect for all the wrong reasons.
• Software piracy continues to be the theme of the era, both in the letter column and other articles.